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HIE BEE. OMAHA, MONDAY, JULY 5,1909. tump, fkftyyard wnrmwi'a race, free for all; eeventy-flve-yard race, open to pub lic official. No gambllag will be-allowed on or near tha f round and special' .oVputy Sheriffs will he provided to enforce order. Despite rhe fart that the picnic la to ha hfld on the Iowa elile, where tha I o'rlock eloalng la does not operate, thn J I in for got all about liquid refreshments at Irani, thay are not adverts d on their vivid posters. " ( ' ' t- . .t: onk rmrc won c Fi.Knn atios mall flnjs Meet Blase Wklrh Haa 7 toelnne Rewnlt. - Only one fly .'crMfred ..pestr-nlay a the result of Fourth of July Celebrating anil the darrae dune hy H amounted to prao llrally nothing. 'Home.. sriLiI) boya, whvi names were nM learned hy the police or firemen, wore slinotlne flrerraasier In the alley behind 1012 Howard atreet. One of them accidentally set fire to a plls of t'ulihleli next lo an ld lime houe atid the fire rirpar.tmrnt was railed out to e tlnsijlkh tlm blsre. No Fuurtli- of July ajt-1ente were re polled to the puller during the day. RAISE IN PROPERTY VALUES (Continued from Klrst I'sge.) hdind ruled that It Is Illegal for tha con - ik. or to nive an oMer lo an fluent to get ii... tin fui film and' II la Illegal for tha it. . ..ij any to turn tha beer over to .in iu; ill. V nl. . In! of peopii- believe It Is Jtiai A In.!.' I .....I iim ui-ladli'tloii of the esciau fci,.r.l im ,1, ,n. .js'.-.u iih uK nia or llmli the Hi mi . . f a,: i.:,,iio one has come forward HUN a u i.l cane,'. . Ariiiiuiriii in I'rJinary la so. in.: i.i.,itii.i iou1 I'louubiy will meet U.i ..tin to unUn lo arguments In the :.!. .W.uUil nils secretary of atate lias i;t i ,i ii.H.ii.a.i.uM iu 10 put:e ioo name oi fuhu 11. li.iu.uii on the republican pil ' nil., unuui a a candidate for supreme Juii. ."il.wilil the court fall to meet and puss un ih" ui u. al. It Svould foe the duty . -of iho i-f.rv. iai of atate to put the nam a of It. uhii on tha pilm.-uy ballot, and under tliu decision of the Lancaster district court cimililHiiM for r'ginia and for supreme JuiUn would' bo selected by a primary. The supreme court,' however, haa Indi cated Unit It will hold a special sesiiloti for iho purpose of hearing the appeal. This Ktsehin will doubtless be held thla week, becauH the conventions to draft platfornia re to lie held under the law on the lam Tuesday In July. l( the nonpartlaan law la drolarcd Uneonatlttttloqal, then Uieae con venilona ahall draft a platform and lect atata committees, while If tha law la declared valid, tha conventions thla year , may only aalect atata committees. HKI.D OJI FORoillt OHAROB Young? Man Arretted at York and Immediately Confesses.' YORK, Neb., July 4.-(Speclal.)-Kllla ttiumuaugh, a youna man about la yeara of age, left "argent, Neb.," about two weeks ago and for a few daya worked In Aurora, and last'' nlaht left that place, coming to Vork, y-' ' Tha aherlff of Hamilton county telephoned a Ascription of Brumbaugh, elating that ha waa wanted, and to hold him on charge of forgery In case hi waa found In Tork. Sheriff Afflebaugh and Deputy Hopkina Immediately looked for the young man and found him In a butcher ehap on Lincoln avenue. . Brumbaugh acknowledged to . aantetU a Aurora and that he did forge tha nam of a Contractor living at Aurora on a check for. $27, and another for f5, securing tha money on both checke from a banker at Aurora, where ha preaantad them for payment, and taking a blank check ha ahowed Sheriff Afflebaugh Juat how he did H, claiming that ha had never aean tha oontractor'a algnatura. U'D R GO HING Willie the fishing's fine! - There's one so long a-waiUng . grab your hook and line . AnioniJ the Minnesota Lakes Northern Pacific Railway Thourands ol beautiful lakes abounding In game Hah easily reached by convenient train service.' 1 v Those who get their requests In before the books are all gone will receive a copy ot "Minne sota Lakes" a work ot art to make the angler's mouth water. Well lilvstrated, with oover inhandsor. colors, it desoribes the various' Luting spots, lakes, hotels and rates, how reached, kinds of fish. eto. Address ' A. IS. CLELAND. Gram. PesB. Asnt Northern Petulho Railway. St. Paul. 4tmi , or B. D. ROCKWELI Dlttrtct PaaaeDgar Agent tit Century Bldg.. Dm Molnea "Yello" If Beit "Ycllo" cornflakes are mad from jallow , tori orvjy. , You'll notice tha tutwriuiiiy as toon as you Uita them. LUiirut Iran U others, and belief. r - w t HETTE 4-FIS m& J. Nebraska AFFAIRS AT SOLDIERS' HOME Veteram Complain of Management of the Grand Island Institution. GOVERNOR'S INVESTIGATION NIL Maay eelfle 1 mtnnrr) . of Mrajleet, Abase and M lunitsaariaest 't'lteil to Rapport Chsris ( Inefficiency, ORANn ISLAND. Neh.. July I -To the Kdltor of The Bee: The underpinned be lieve that the people of the atal. and par ticularly tha old soldiers of KebrasM. should know of the conditions at the Bol rtl.'rs' Home as we, who are here, know them to be. It hnd been hoped that after Governor Shallenbrrger had come and "In- estimated" a more bnnlnessllke mnnase ment would be Installed. But the Investi gation was a farce.. While two of ua wr active atipporlcra of Oovernor Hhallen bcrger as against Oovernor Hhrldon, un.l cannot therefore be said to be politlrallv piejudlcrrt, we want to say jiere and no that the 'Investigation" accomplish. J nhou aa much aa did the armv of 1'r.in. - marched up the hill and d jwn aaln: Uov ernor fihallrnberRer received 1U volen tha home forty-fight -111010 . thn n V. J. Bryan gol, and yet Mr. HhaJenbeifrei never called the boya together lo thank thetii for the support given him. Various complalnta were mado to the governor. He was reqmated to come here and shut off the graft uolng on hero, but he never mentioned such a thing, despite the fact that "democracy and decency" ate said to have joined hands under thla administra tion. There la a class of people which aeem to be vny much Interested In circulating the report that the old, soldiers at tho home are " lot of cranks," "old, craay cranks," soma of them put It and that we flr.d fa ill with everybody and everything. We claim tha; It la th partloe tntereSti-d In slipshod methods that are responsible for the circulation of such reports, in order to have any of our complalnta discredited even before thay are made. We know that the state deslrea to provide the members of the home with the beat; we know that the state pays for the beat, and when we get something inferior, contracted to be the beat and paid for as the beat, we think we have a right to kick. . We have that right not only In our own Interest, but also. In the Interest of the taxpayers of the atate. We know that when we get $r or $75 worth of stuff from a wholesale houxe and It Ja billed at 1100 w are not getting what the taxpayera of the atate are paying for and that the shortage af fects ua alao. Appeala to State Board. If the governor haa no Interest In cor recting the methods at present vmployed we will appeal to the atate board In the Intereat of the taxpayers" khd -Oureelvea. We are tired of being deprived for the' benefit of othere. That la tha kind of "crank" we are. The demooratio aiogan last fall Was: "Business Run on Bualneas Principles." We are finding out what the governor thinks bualnata principles are. We did not write to the governor to come and tell ua who the commandant Waa we knew that But we did want him. to come and hear what we had lo say about the lag management, and we Were not given any opportunity. He utterly ignored the very thinga that we asked for and refuaed to have any converaatlon with ua. What reaaon can he poaalbly give for such a couraaT Waa he afraid to atlr It up? t-ompialnt had been made to him as to the auditing of some of the bills. Bills have been sent for goods never received. One of theae. $1M), the payment of which Commandant Barnee insisted upon, la now being held up In the auditor's office. A Lincoln firm contracted to furnish us with Imported macaroni In tan-pound packages. Delivery waa made In aeveniy-flve pound lots In barrela, very Inferior, leading un used goods exposed. The home doctor haa ordered seven five-gallon easka of whisky since he haa taken Ma position, more than used In any quarter In five yeara previously. After consulting patlenta In the hospital, the conclusion Is reaohed that not one-fourth thla amount la used .for the patlenta. N ' ;' Home Gardes and Uoajra. . Usually tha home garden auppliSa the In- atltutlon with vegetables early la, the aea- son. This year we have a garden the else of that St the ordinary farm home. Cab bages were always set out arid the krout for the winter put up' St the home. Thla year there are no eabbagea to speak of. The farm has always had from 100 to 150 awlne, furnishing freatt pork for the ta bles. Under the more modern Snd leaa an tiquated rules of the home -we. read about there are only four or five Jieed and tha crumbe and slope are hauled Some distance away from the homo and dumped en the prairie, a disease breeder. The farm boss, Mr. Chappell, selle a blooded bull, for which his predecessor paid 10S er mote, for HO, and pays the freight, (11.(0, te. the destination, leaving for the atate 117.50. Under antiquated rulee this would have made at leaat some fresh beef for the commissary department.' Thla waa done without the consent or knowledge of the adjutant. Mre. Chappell la On the payroll at IU per month for the housekeeping of the rooms occupied by the family. This waa never done before. Whereaa Dr. Dun gan and wife occupied one room In the main bulWIng and ate with the other of ficers, the preeent aurgeon, with the con sent of Commandant Barnes, Is permitted lo pre-empt and occupy, together With the farm boaa and family, eight er nine rooms In the hospital annex, and pld men and old women are aant to the main building, A privet table la maintained for the doctor, farm boas and their - fa mil lee. ' Several pounda of the cholceat beef are eupplled tri-weekly to thla table and dosens of eggs per week, whereaa tha patlenta re ceive eggs enly on Buaday. All of the eggs must be purchased aa the home haa no poultry yards. It la auppoeed that theae eggs are used principally for eggnog, from the amount of nutmeg furnished. The . rulee as to drunkeaneee are also more las. Only one man, named Coffee, haa been given a sixty-day furlough for violation of the rulee In thla respect. It la needless to aay, with the brand of de mocracy and decency that la in the eaddle at the home, that the unfortunate waa a republican. Again, the antiquated rulea of tho home declare that quiet shall prevail. I'nder the modern rulee. though the aur- geon's rooms are over the heada of some of the patlenta, dances and other eeclal pastimes are continued aomellmea antn 11 p. m. On the other hand, with some ef the patlenta such cere Is taken that they are reported locked into rooms' at night. One comrade named . who waa In An- deraonvllle, haa taken hla discharge and stated that thla waa the nearest to ,An dersonvJlle that he has seen since the' war. Trat-aa.t at laaaatae. Welle the farm boss baa two dauabtara With him most of the ttme-the Litter are aaid to be holding down a claim In the Nebraska western part of the atate there la no room for daughters of Invalid mothera, aa one Instance, which w wish to relate, ahowa. Comrade Bishop and wife were not long aao admitted from Iancaster county. While the daughters of the farm boss are out west the rooms are- locked 'up. Mrs. Blnhop waa bedridden.' Her daughter came along from Lincoln and remained a few days with her mother, and was informed that there was no room for , her, and It waa against tha rulea to keep her. She re turned to Lincoln. Becoming anxious about lh care the mother should receive, and the latter being very III, she came back. On her axrlval. Dr. flwlgart met her and notified her that she would not be permitted to stay thev would look after the mother. The mother was regarded aa being on her deathbed by the daughter, and ahe pleaded with the doctor to permit her to stay a few days. He refuaed. She went to Commandant Barnes, hut a deaf ear waa turned to her the rule of the home would nat permit It. She was told alie had to leave. Slio went out of tli(i building and stood nt the rrner, weeplrw. Adjutant Macfcraw happened to comj alon? so mi! time later and observed her. Me want'd to know what the matter wan. The younit woman related her story. She was Invited to the adjutant's home and told that U''der the c icunv tanceH she should reii'iiln and Fee her mother fro.n r1m to tl.m The ne xt tiny "lie woa ca!l"d 10 the conim-iiiiiant a office and Mt Barnex tried to make her hi Heve she had mtaundi rs'ood him. Tho rndther lias alnce, pa'-s'-d away. Economy and modern rules ai em to demand harh thinga In such cases, but easy things With reference lo the care and keeping of the dau;htera of the farm boss. V. hat Sheldon Hid. Upon Governor Sheldon'a first vlalt to the home early risers saw him going about the barna the cattle yards, the various other bnlidltiRS unattended. He was In vestigating for himself. He talked to the Individual members. Ills visit to the smok ing and card room was significant. He Immediately gave orders that It should he cleaned up, be repainted and that, Inntead ot the ' "detail" appointed thitherto to clean up, the men changing about, a regu lar Janitor should be appointed for the room; that he should be responsible for ita clcanllnesa, In order that the rooms might l.e more habitable and pleasureable, and that a reasonable salary be paid such a man. The order waa carried out. A few days ago the man was told that he was discharged In the Intereat of economy the rxpenxo of 110 per month could not be con tinued. The wife of the farm boss, how over, Is still on the payroll at 115 per month for the keeping of their own rooms and aside from that, a team of horses, the property of the farm overseer, has been kept at the home barna. One of them la auppoaed to be a trotting animal; la not worked on tha farm, and yet the atate paya for ita "shoeing" at 11 per shoe. s Further economy la now ordered In tho commissary department. We have been supplied with fine, sweet butter from the St. Paul creamery. It la aald too, that, notwithstanding the fine quality, the adjutant haa made a considerable saving n this Item. Orders have been Issued that after July 1 a local grocery firm, dealing moatly In country butter, would furnish the butter, and Judging from past experi ences, we shall not be surprised to get the ranid butter usually aold under auch con ditions. Management Moat Inefficient. eW believe, aa members of the Institution, securing . our Information at flrat hand. observing, the. management .of affaire every day, ana conversing with our comrades in the home dally,' we can safely aay that It la the geroral conaensua of opinion at the Institution,, regardless of party, that we are nov having the most thoroughly Incom petent, weak. Inefficient administration ever known slnoe the establishment of the home. The record of 8 Jig on Swlgart under Commandant Beltxer ought to have been sufficient to have made hla candidacy for the place Impoaslble. We understand, too, that Oovernor Shallenberger was opposed to appointing him. Mr. Barnee, however. Instated upon his appointment. Mr. Shal lenberger wanted to appoint McOraw aa adjutant and Mr. Barnes had another man In view. Aa a compromise gwlgart and Mc Oraw were named and now. the governor merely tella us that Mr. Barnee Is the com mandant thla after a brief Interview with the "Little Olant," the Demosthenes of the unterrifted, while the medlclne-mlxer, ex SeneHor Aahton. held the whitewash pall. Can the old soldiers ot the state expect more sympathy and a greater degree of aollcltude from the present commandant? Hla war record, aa far as we have been able to learn It, la aa follows; Enlisted In the Ninth Iowa toward the cloee of tha war; went aa far as St. Louis with his regi ment, feigned alckneaa or waa really taken sick there and placed In a hospital; dis charged four months later from the hoa pltal without having been under fire or eeen an armed rebel. And yet. ought the old aoldleraof the state not be given more consideration even from a man who does not pretend to have been a soldier T . C. II. VAN NESS. D. H. MAYNE, C. H. JONES. Three-Old Soldiers of Different Political Faith. Marriage Barred, Youth Takes Acid C. T. Xenyon,.Jr., of JXenyoa Siding Kill Himself When Opposed by Parents. 8T. PAUL. Neb., July . (Special.)-C. T. Kenyon, Jr., only eon of. C. T. Kenyon of Kenyon Siding, thla county, committed suicide by ewallowlng a doae of car hollo acid at the home ot hla parents. He wae a bright young man about II years old and the act la aald to be due to ill health and parental opposition to hla contemplated marriage. "DEAR HUBBY" LETTER BARES A SECRET Real Batata Dealer at RepablleM City Keepe Sterrlaao te Adopted Slater alet. REPUBLICAN CITT, Neb., July 4. (Spe cial.) Quite a senaallon followed the an nouncement of the marriage of W. B. Bal aton of thla city, a prominent dealer In real eatate and pianos, to hie adopted alater. Florence, a beautiful girl of about 19 summers, which took plaee two years ago last winter In Omaha. The marriage was kept a secret even from hla relatives and moat Intimate friends, until one day this week a brother happened to glance over a letter from her which began "Dear Hubby." Thle cauaed hlra to Investigate and make publlo their aerret. Tot Aeeldeata at Ball Oaaae. LTONS. Neb.. July . iSpeelal.) Yester day'a celebration here waa well attended by hundreds of people, perhapa the largeat crowd that ever gathered here to celebrete the Fourth. The day waa eool and cloudy and all .-ined to enjoy themselves. To accldtitile happened which marred the Nebraska pleasure to some degree. Miles Btauffrr broke his toe and baa. to go on crutches aa a result of a collision with Hoffman In trying to get the ball In tha morning game played between Teknmah and Lyona. In a similar collision In tha afternoon game bet en Walthtll and Lyona Lew Page of the YValthlll '.cam lroke his wrist and had to go to tho doctor fia- rrpnlra. Shelton Girl is Burned to Death Miis Mary Johnson Loses Life from Lighting Tire 'with Oil, and . Sister is Fatally Burned. SHELTON, Neo.. July 4 (Sprela Tele graml.) Mies Mary Johnson, aged H years, waa burned lo death this afternoon while trying to light a fire In the kitchen stove with kerostne, and her Bister, Ufa, two yeara yoiinKer. waa so adly Injured that she will die within a few hourn. The young women, who are daughteis of J. R. Johnxun. who lives In the South part of town, were alone In the houxe wfnn the accldi nt happt ned. One of them pound oil Into tl'ie stove. In which some cobs were smoldering and there was an explosion, which sraitircd burning oil over the girls and aet fire to the house. The older girl was dead before ahe could be taken from the burning building by neigh bors, who were attracted by aereama of the young women. The other waa hurried to a physician's office and every effort mado to save her life, but ahe Is ao badly injured that she will probably die before morning. The damage to the house waa about 1300. iNehrnskit Nm Notes. GTCNEVA The base ball game Frldav between Geneva and Khlckley waa won by the latter by the score of 11 to I. OENKVA-Friday while playing baso ball Andrew Holt waa hit under the eye, cutting an u(ly taxh, which laid him out for a time. BEATRICE A fine rain fell here Sunday afternoon, when one Inch of water fell. This will delay harvest, which was to have opened In full blast tomorrow morning. WEST I'OINT Amardua Terr, a well khown mason and contractor, sustained a broken leg by falling from the scaffold of a building he waa erecting at ElRln, Neh. REPUBLICAN ClTY-!-The Republican City bank, which haa been run for the last twenty-three years by-'J. R. Olfford, waa sold laat week to the Commercial State bank of this place. , LVONS Exceedingly hot weather pre vailed here Friday and Frldav night. Wil liam McDonald, living ten miles southeast of here, lost two horses from overheating He red been cultivating corn with them. WEST POINT Chancellor Davidson of Lincoln Wesleyan university delivered an able lecture at the meeilnt; of the eastern Nebraska dlatrWU conference of the Ep worth league of the Swedish Methodist Episcopal church, which waa In aesslon here laat week. - WEST POINT Cuming county's railroad aasrsxment this year amounts to S2fl7.VS. as against 1258.022 for Wm, a gain of IK.2&2 The total Of-sessment of all property In Cuming county for 1!W amounts to I6.1T7, 510. aa against H.l'M.tOl In 1908, a gain of 173.069 for the year.. HUM HOLPT Harvest la on In thla sec tion and with another week of good weather will be wall, undar way. Wheat Is extra rcood on the uplands, and a fair crop along the alleys. In the latter fields It Iirs lodged some- tn places and will he difficult to ut.Ntrtmg la suffering for rain at this time. ANSLEY At 1 o'clock Sunday morning A. O. Daniels' restaurant waa discovered on fire. The building and' contents were badlv damaged Insurance fully covora alook. The water pressure waa very rood and the firemen did quick work stopping what might have been a bis fire, as the wind and conditions were right. FREMONT Judge Hollenbeck granted two divorces In the district court Saturday afternoon. Mra. Alice Records of this city was given n, decree on the grounds of desertion and nonst'pport. The defendant. A. C. Records, made no appearance. The family are old residents of the county. The new divorce law which went Into effect Friday probably will cut out a good part of the divorce business In this county. ' YORK The semi-annual convention of the York .District Sunday School associa tion waa held yesterday In the Young Men'a Christian association rooms The following topics were discussed: "Primary Work," Miss Vivian Elarth; "Junior Work," Mlsa Stella Pel 1 rick: "Intermediate Work." Mrs. Stella McCloud: "Keen Kuts at Kearney," Rev. F. W. Cllffe; "State Association Work," E. .1. Welghtman. . YORK York county farmere have reason to rejoice over the great prospects of an other bumper crop, making the thirteenth big erop In etlccesslon. No farmer can remember how winter wheat ever made such a great change tor the better. Sixty days ago many York county farmers pre dicted either a failure or . partial failure of winter wheat, and now they are In the mldat of one of the largeat and best har vests ever known. At Ihls time there has never been a greater prospect for corn, which, If aa good as heretofore, will yield from fifty to 100 buahela te the acre. Foley'e Honey and Tar not only stopa chronlo eougha that weaken the eonatltu tlon and develop tfito eonaumptlon, but heals and strengthens the lunga. It af ford a comfort and relief In the worst eaaea of chronlo bronchltla. aathma, hay fever and lung trouble. Sold by all druggists. DEATH RECORD Mre. Elian Thornton Bheard. HUMBOLDT, Neb.. July 4. Special.) Mrs. Ellta Thornton1 Bheard died laat even ing at the home of her son, John Sheard, In thla city, after being confined to her room a few weeka from complalnta Inol dant to old age. Deceased lacked but four days of reaching ninety-two yeara of aae, but up to quite recently hae been quite active. Short funeral service waa held thla afternoon, after which the body waa taken by her aoa to the old home at Springfield, III., for Interment beside that or her hus band, Charlea Sheard, to whom she waa married In Ontario, Canada.. In 1837. but who died In 1887. She waa the mother of eight boya, all of them living except one, killed at Benton Hill, N. C, during the war. Three of theae Bona reside at Cthay, N. D., one at Springfield. 111., one In Ore gon and one In Denver, Colo.. bealdeS the one at whose home ahe died. Sirs. Christine Srnwars. BEATRICE, Neb.. July 4. tSpeclal.) Mrs. Christina Schfars, an old resident of Beatrice, died yesterday at the home of her eon. John Schwars. She waa born In Germany, November It 1X27, and had re aided In Beatrice for eighteen yeara. She leavea two aona and two daughters, her husband having pasaed away eleven years ago. An lair Uaah should be covered with clean bandage saturated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Heals burns, wounds, sores, piles. 16o. Bold by Beaton Drug Co. MOTBMHTS1 OF OOXAJf TBAMIT. Part. Arri4. KEW YORK Culutntil NEW YOKK Si. i'tul M(W YohK La Stvole NKW ViikK Luxult NEW YOHK 'dru hkW YOKK Miom NEW YOHK Kg W YOHK KkW Y11HK. dtta.wxKV !- Mti'kifsa vi.ru.it ik si. luu DJlUXiNU Sll4. .. Fhtiiaalrhlt. ... Ml"oufc. . , ( tronls. ,. Olnr. ... ft lif. iritis.' .. K A V maris. .. ( an. On. .. Chirifii. ., fiarar 11, . . Liun4 TOBACCO MEN FR0TEST1NG They Object Strenuously to Threat ened Increase in Tax. WILL BE ACCORDED HEARING Senate Plnanee Committee Aarees to Support Provision Creatine; Pro posed Nf t'astotna Court. W.ASMTNOTON. July 4. Proposed In crease In the Internal taxca on all formi of ninnufaotuied tobacco have bronchi a veritable hornets' nesl about the heads of the senate committee on finance. Protest ife poti'ing In by wire tind de mamla for hearings are coming from every rectlon of 'lie country The committee d? clflfd today. that It would have to harken to the demand, and. although a.n amend ment flxlns the rates of Increases hnd been prepared for Introduction In tho senate Tuesday. t"!et;r:ittis have I pent out tell ln the tobacco m;if uf .'tctui ers that thev will he given a hfnrlne beforo a sub committee at 1 o'clock tomorrow. Tobacco nunttfapftirero. Including hun dreds of Independent firms any they were Klven no notice of the propmed Incress' of rates. The Biverldtfc aimndmcnt wn. Inttoducri sevtral weeka airo. but It hid not been taken up by the committee and was regarded as one of the tunny "Insurg ent'' propositions, and, therefore, was nol given sei lous consideration. It' was nol until last Friday that It became known an Increase In the Internal tax on tobacco might be recommended. , Efforts were Im mediately begun to learn what force was behind the proposed Increase. Representa tives of the tobacco Interests said today they were surprised to learn that the fore la none other than President Taft. President for Increase. That tho tobacco men are risht In their conjecture that the prealdent favors an Increase In the tobacco taxes seems to bo borne out by the fact that Director K. Puna Durand of the census bureau, form-' etly assistant commissioner of corporations, haa been In -individual consultation wttli the members of the sub-committee of the finance committee, who are considering the various tobacco amendments. These meetlnga took place after long conference between the president and Mr. Durand. 1 The investigation through the bureau of corporations ot all phases of the tohacco question, which resulted In a sensational report dealing wtlh the ability of the tobacco trust to control prices, was con ducted by Mr Durand. He told members of the finance committee that the profits of the tobacco trust are inordinate and that the Independents are Just as able to bear an increased tax. Members ot the finance committee were asked today whether It waa true that President Taft had advocated the advanoe in the tobacco rates. They declined to discuss the question for publication, but their demeanor would seem to Justify the Inference that the administration la back of the proposed Increase. Increase of Revenae. An estimate of the Increased revenues that would be promoted by the Increases In tobacco taxes aa proposed by the Bev erldge amendment waa received by the senate committee today from the Internal Revenue commission. If no decrease In eonaumptlon Is occasioned by the proposed Inoreaae, the .Beverldge amendment would raise about 120,000,000 In excess of the amount now collected, Thla amount la aald to be greater than the administration dealres lo draw from the tobacco Industry, and It Is likely, therefore, that the ratea proposed may be lowered, especially that on cigars. The tax may. them be expected to produce from 112,000,000 to 115,000.000 In excess of the present revenuea from to bacco. HYMENEAL Saltsgaber-Bronnl KEARNEY. Neb.. July 4 (Speclal.)-A quiet wedding took place Saturday morn- In at 7 O'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Saltigaber on Fifth avenue, when their niece, Mlsa Mabel Saltsgaber, was united In marriage to R. W. Brown of Kearnev. The home was prettily decor- sted with roses and carnations. Miss Beecher played the wedding march aa the bridal oarty took their places, and Rev. a. b. SteDhena. pastor of the Baptist church, performed the ceremony. Tha bride and groom were attended by Mlsa Ada Kline and R. B. Kloppel. After the cer emnnv the wedding guests sat down to a three-course breakfast. Mr. and Mre. Brown left a few hours later on a short honeymoon trip, after which they will re side In thts city. Delay In taking Foley'e Kidney Remedy If you have backache, kidney or bladder trouble, fastens the dlseaee upon you and fnka a cure more difficult. Commence taking Foley's Kidney Remedy today and you will soon be well. Why risk a aerlous malady t Sold by all druggists. The Weather. WASHINGTON, July 4.-Forecaat for Monday an dTueeday: For Nebraska Showers Monday and probably Tueaday; somewhat cooler Mon day In aouthwest portion. For Iowa Showers Monday and prob ably Tuesday; slightly warmer Monday In north central portions. For Wyoming Showers Monday; Tues day generally fair and warmer In south east portion. For South Dakota Local rhowere Mon day and probably Tuesday; ellghtly warmer Monday. For Kansas Showers and aomewhat cooler Monday; Tuesday fair in west, showers In east portion. Tempera'ure at Omaha yesterday; 11 .... - Local Record. OFFICE OF TUB WEATHER Bl'RBAU. OMAHA, July 4. Ot fUial record of torn priiuie and piecip.tatiou, compared with the corresponding period of the last three years: I. VMft l!s. Maximum temperature.... X H S U Minimum temperature 44 69 71 I Mean temperature 72 T H .2 precipitation II .00 .00 .01 Tempi raiure and precipitation departurea from the normal al Oimtha since March 1 and rompured with the I. is I two years: Normal temperature 76 !. fi.en. v for tne dav Total deficiency since March 1 13 Normal precipitation.., 1 Inch Kxcrss for Urn day 06 Inch Total ratnfsll since March 1 IS f.S Inchn 1 eftclericv since March 1 j 04 luetic- Kxcess for cor pen. Ml HO I 01 In. he lief ul-iiicv for or p.-iiod, l'i7 7.41 inche: L. A. V Kl-bll, Loral K01 ecaatei . TsewvVN m Tc S a. m b6 01 Sort!- J 7 n A J a. m tn 7-" S a. in M K 10 a. m St 11 . m t7 y-1ny?rv 12 m yyr m p. m.... r. p - S p. m ! Tt $2"" 7 p. m e END 0MARIFF , BILLIN SIGHT (Continued from First Page.) aew court that Ita peraonnel haa been agreed upon already. Thle waa denied to day by Senator Aldrlch, chairman of the committee, who added that he knew Pres ident Taft will select the best men who can be found to fill these places If the new court Is created. The charge that the creation of the court would be a reflection upon the Judiciary, which haa heard customs cases In the past, was also denied today by Mr. Aid rich. DiscusHlng these criticisms, Mr. Aid rich said that customs cases Inevitably raised questions of technical character, and that they should be tried before men who poises a full knowledge of the tariff laws and the methods resorted to for the evasion of these laws. President Favora ft. Prealdent Taft la In sympathy with the effort to establish a court competent lo deal with all phases of customs litigation, according to Mr. Aldrlch. The latter also said that the chief objection to the estab lishment of the court cornea from attorneys who receive about 11,000.000 a year In New York city alone, because of court rulings inconsistent with the Intent of the tariff laws. All honest Importers and all other pi rsons w ho desire to have the tariff law Impartially applied, said Mr. Aldrlch, favor ihi establishment of the court. Complicated problems connected with aa ceitaining values of foreign goods Imported to the United States when there Is no market In the place of manufacture by which the values may be determined, were considered at today's meeting. As a result, amendmentN will be offered to section 11 of the tariff bill relating to thla subject. Many people with chronlo throat and lung trouble have found comfort and relief In Foley a Honey and Tar, as It cures Stub born coutrhs after other treatment has failed. L. M. Rugglea, Reasnor, Iowa, writes: "The doctors said I had consump tion, and I Kot no better until I took Foley's Honey and Tr. It stopped the hemorrhages and puln In my lungs and they are now as sound as a bullet." Sold by all drugglxta. Fatal Stabbing at Fontanclle, la. Henry Parihen, a Prominent Fanner, Stabbed by Luke Winn with a Knife. DES MOINF.s. July 4-Durlng an alter cation at a Fourth of July ball game at Fontanclle, Tienry rareohen, a prosperous farmer of that place, was fatally stabbed by Luke Winn. Winn Is In Jail at Oreen fUTd. The principals In the afrray "are both young men and prominent. Bystanders say that Farschen had come to the game with a young woman and that Winn continu ally annoyed him, oaualng him to move hla scat several times. The fight followed and then the etabblng. Parschen will die. A Life Problem Solved by that great health tonlo, Electrio Hit ters, la the enrichment of Door, thin blood and strengthening the weak. (Oc. Sold by Beaton Drug Co. 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THE BIO 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION TAKES PLACE AT MAPI iUll Li ilV TODAY MONDAY, JULY 5 MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF PAIN'S FIREWORKS AND DOZENS OF OTHER FEATURES It is the main event of Inde pendence Day for Omaha, South Omaha and Council Blufs. ADMISSION FREE HILLMAN STOCK CO. ' IN Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Admiaaloa. XOo aad SOo. K1XT tnSIaC "Bora THorae." In I Omaaa'a Only Iuubm MoTelty. .kcc-lt . Jiininle Leonard: atelrune and Ingram; "Buay" lioswortti; Chauncey Jesson; Travel- TIME VAUDK VIlXiK ogues; I'lctur es: llius. bongs, moving res; I) rand 1 n new Show Thursday. mm